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Jonathan speirs remembered fondly for his passion for lighting design
Mark Major, co-founder of architectural lighting design consultancy Speirs + Major, has paid tribute to his friend and business partner Jonathan Speirs, who died of cancer in June at the age of 54.
Fast and very hot
Fast-food outlets are the latest converts to the church of design… From urban-look Italian eating on the go to pushing the boundaries for burgers, Helen Parton looks at what’s on the menu in terms of pacy design for the dine-and-dash brigade
Gerry McGovern
The design driver behind the new Range Rover Evoque, Gerry McGovern came to RR via Chrysler and Ford to produce the first Range Rover with the luxury market in mind. Jamie Mitchell talks to him about how important design is becoming when technology and quality become comparable, and what role Victoria Beckham played as a design consultant with the new SUV…
Village people
The Olympic Village has seen two or three architects working one each building with a quality palette of materials within a set grid, with a view to the success of the site’s legacy, when a new and permanent community will take up residence. Aidan Walker takes a look
Milan: In the now
So what did you think of Milan this year? Now the parties are over, what is it that you remember from the biggest show on earth? Do you go for inspiration? Or market competition? Or trends? Or the people and their parties..? FX asked Seymourpowell for what they as expert product designers think. Mariel Brown and Karen Rosenkranz from the Research, Trends and Strategy team at Seymourpowell, report on the event
Down to earth
It may be one of the oldest building materials, around for millennia, but clay/terracotta still has plenty of life in it yet. Annabelle Filer offers a selection of new twists on the material that promise to keep it a major player
Back to the future
There is more innovation and sophistication in evidence than ever before in the UK’s latest wave of heritage projects. Veronica Simpson finds a sector at its creative peak, thanks to a combination of Lottery cash and the presence of so much homegrown architectural, design and curatorial talent
Duvet days
The Olympic Village’s accommodation for athletes will be refigured for the post-Games legacy